Golf-flag support.



D. FOULIS.

GOLF FLAG SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED AFB. 5, 1912 Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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I DAVID FOULIS, OF WHEATON, ILLINOIS.

GOLF-FLAG SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12,1913.

Application filed April 5, 1912." Serial No. 688,675.

To all whom it mag/concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID Forum, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVheaton, in the county of'Dupage and State of Illinois, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in Golf-Flag Supports, of which the'following is a specification.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a simple, economical, and efficient golf flag support, of such construction and arrangement that the flag may be blown in any direction in which the wind is blowing without any danger of being wound around the supporting staff, of which will more fully hereinafter appear;-

The invention consists principallvin a device in which there is a supporting staff, preferably made ofmetal, a rotatable support for the flag, and a flag removably se-' cured to said support.

The invention consists further and finally in the features, combinations, and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is an elevation of a golf flag constructed in accordance with these improvements, as it appears when placed in position in a hole cup. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of a portion-of the upper part of the fiag pole and the flag; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the flag pole and flag as shown in Fig. 2, looking at them from the top.

In the art to which this invention relates, it is well known that there are many objections to the kind of flags used on golf courses to indicate the location and position of the hole cup on the putting green. It is also well known that the most desirable material to be used for a golf flag is cloth, in that such material can be readily washed for the purpose of cleansing, and further in that such material is very' economical to obtain in the first instance and that a flag made of such material is very easily repaired. The principal-objection to golf flags made of cloth, however, is that they blow hither and thither with the wind and easily wind around the flag post, so that'they cannot be seen any substantial distance from the putting green. So much objection has been found'in and raised to the use of golf flags made of cloth that they have been practically abandoned except for emergency, or for use in practice, courses to indicate hazards, etc., and what is now known as the metal flag has been substituted therefor. There are, however, many objections to the metal flag also, the principal being (1) that in handling, that is, in.removing the flag from the hole cup, the player usually lays it on the grass or turfmore often throwing it down-which results in the cutting or injuring of the turf (2) that it is expensive tomake in the first instance and to repair afterward; and that it is liable to be injured and become a distorted and unsightly object.

The principal object, therefore, of this invention is to provide a golf flag that will remove the many objections found in those now in use, some of which, have been enumerated above, as will after appear.

In constructing a golf flag in accordance more fully hereinwith these improvements, I first provide a staff made of metal and in two parts a a,

the lower part a being a Wire rod substantially half an inch in diameter, while'tlie upper part a may be made anywhere from a quarter to three-eighths of an inch in diameter. As shown in the drawings, these two parts when so made form a shoulder 0 It will be understood that the flag pole may be made of one piece of metal and the upper part reduced, either by turning, rolling, or in some other economical manner, but I prefer to make it of two parts, the smaller fitting into an axial opening in the upper part of the larger portion and to solder or braze them together, though it will be understood that they may be made one to snugly fit the other, in what is known as a driving fit.

The flag b may be made of any desired flexible material, such as cotton cloth, woot,

wind is blowing, a fiag support 0 is prosilk, or canvas, and of any desired color to vided, formed preferably of one single piece of round metal wire, as shown particularly in Fig. 2. This rotatable flag support has loops 0 c at the upper and lower ends thereof and surrounding the smaller portion of the flag pole a. The lower of these loops 0 rests against the shoulder a of the flag pole, and it will be understood that these loops loosely engage with the flag pole so as to permit the flag support to be easily rotated. This flag support, as shown in the drawings, has also three loops 0, c 0 on the side portion thereof, to which the flag itself is directly secured by means of several 8- shaped links 03, shown-particularly in Fig. 3, which 8shaped links are passed through eyelets b on the flag proper.

To hold the flag in position and in the hole cup :6, as shown particularly in Fig. l,

the lower part thereof is provided with a shouldered bearing portion f, the shouldered port-ion resting against the bottom of the cup and the bearing portion f loosely engaging the axial portion of said cup. This arrangement permits the flag pole to be easily inserted and held in desired vertical position, and at the same time without in any way tending to injure the hole cup. Another advantage of this construction of the staff is that the latter is considerably heavier at the bottom than at the top, this feature giving an increased stability when the staff is in position.

From the foregoing description of construction and operation, it will be seen that I have provided a flag which may be easily and detachably secured to a rotatable support which will permit of the flag being blown in the direction of the wind without any tendency of being wrapped around the supporting flag pole. The upper part of the flag pole is provided with a knob g in screwthreaded engagement therewith, for the purpose of preventing the rotatable flag support from being removed from its engagement with the flag pole until it is desired so to do, all of which will be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

While I have described my invention with more or less minuteness and as being embodied in certain precise forms, yet it will bev understood that I do not desire to limit myself unduly thereto, or any more than is loops at each extremity, said flag supportto engage a flag staff, and said second named loops lying approximately in the same plape and at right angles to said first named loops. 2. In a device of the class described, a

flag support, said support being formedwith loops at each extremity, said flag support being further formed with loops intermediate said extremity, said first named loops "being approximately parallel and adapted to engage a flag staff and said second named loops lying approximately in the same plane and at right angles to said first named loops, and'flag engaging members carried by said second named loops.

3. Ina device of the class described, a flag support, said support being formed with loops at each extremity, said flag support being further formed with loops intermedi" ate said extremity, said first named loops being approximately parallel and adapted to engage a flag staff and said second named loops lying approximately in the same plane "and at right angles to said first named loops,

flag-engaging members having one loop engaging'said second named loops and another loop adapted-to engage the flag.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a metal staff having an en-. larged lower portion and a relatively smaller upper portion forming a shoulderat its junction with said enlarged portion, a looped wire flag holder formed of one piece of wire and having loops at each end adapted to engage with and surround the relatively smaller upper portion of the flag pole, one of said loops being adapted to rest against the shoulder portion when in operative position, said flag holder being further formedwith a plurality of loops on the side portion, and a flag detachably secured to the side loops of the rotatable flag holder.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a stafi provided with a metal main body portion, an upper portion of relatively smaller diameter arranged to form a shoulder, a rotatable wireflag holder formed of a single piece of-metal wire having loops at each end and engaging the upper'part of the metal flag pole so as to rest against the shouldered portion thereof and having a plurality of side loops, a cloth flag provided with a plurality of eyelets, and wire links passed through the eyeletsof the flag and the side loops of the flag holder to delachably hold the flag inposition.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a flag pole provided with a metal main body portion, an upper portion of relatively smaller diameter arranged to form a shoulder, a rotatable wire flag hold er formed of a single piece of metal wire having loops at each end and engaging the up a knob in the upper part of the flag pole per part of the metal flag pole so as to rest to hold the parts in position. i against the shouldered portion thereof and In testimony whereof, I-have subscrlbed having a plurality of side loops, a cloth my name. i 5 flag provided with a plurality of eyelets, and DAVID FOULIS.

Witnesses: I

wire inks passed through the eyelets of the flag and the side loops of the flag holder to detachably hold the flag in position, with HENRY A. PARKS, ANNA L. VVAL'roN. 

